Horseshoe.



S. WIESENBEIIG.

HORsEsHoE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 26. I9l7.

Pateted Aug. 6, 1918.

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HORSESHOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Alle'. 6, 1918.

Application filed March 26, 1917. Serial No. 157,388.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, SAMUnL lVmsmumno, a citizen oit the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, in the county oit Bronx and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Horseshoes, of which the following is a speeilication.

This invention relates to antisligiping horseshoes and has for one of its objects the, provision ot' a cheap shoe which can be readily attached over the ordinary shoe or directly to the hoof of a horse, and in which the calks may easily be removed when worn and new ones inserted.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a shoe for holding removable calks firmly in place without danger ot' losing the calks.

A further object of this `invention is the provision of a call( which can easily be insorted in place and removed when worn without the use of special tools.

In the type of shoe in which the antislipping calks are made integral with the base of the shoe, the entire base must be replaced when the calks are worn out. In the present type in which the calks alone are replaceable, ditliculty is usually experienced in removing the old calks and in inserting new ones.

In my improved shoe, the calks are simply .slipped into place and are held down against vertical movement by means ot a plate and screws, the weight of the horse on the plate acting to prevent relative movement of the parts, as more 'fully described hereinafter.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective View of my limproved shoe as it appears when attached to the hooit' of a horse.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the shoe, and Fig. 3 a bottom plan view ot the same.

Fig. 4: is a partial vertical section showing a rectangular edged calk and the means :lor holding same in the shoe, and Fig. 5 is a similar view showing a round calk.

Fig. (3 is a bottom plan View of a part ot the shoe showing the round calks in place.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one ol my improved rectangular edged calks, and Fig. 8 'is a similar view of a round calk.

The .metallic angle band 1 is shaped approximately to tit the hoot ot' the horse and may extend part way or entirely around the hoot, the upstanding flange 2 being :ulapted to retain the toe ol the hoot therein, the rear end being adapted to prevent slipping otl the hool in the shoe longitudinally. .Reetangular or round openings are provided in the horizontal [lange or base 3 olf said band, depending on whether it is desired to use rectan gula r edged cal ks 4 or round calks 5, said openings being made just large enough to receive said calks without play. Both types ol calks have [langes (i thereon to prevent the calk from slipping through the opening in base 3 through which it is inserted. For retaining said calks in place, a plate 7 is placed over flanges G (Figs. 4. and 5) and suitably placed screws 8 are used to removably connect plate 7 with base 3. The weight ot' the horse also tends to hold plate 7 down on said calks when the horse places the shoe on the ground. When the iloot is lilfted, the tension on screws 8 is sutlieient to hold the parts together without relative movement. Any relative movement between the ealks, base and plate which may develop may be taken up by tightening screws S, thc :uljustment being a simple one and the rcplacement ol any part being unnecessary. Said plate 7 may, it desired, be cut away to avoid friction against the tender portions ot the hooi.

Plate hooks t), placed on each side ot the toe, pass through suitable slots 10 lin flange 2 ot the angle band, said hooks being properly shaped to hold straps 12 therein. A rear hook 13 similarly shaped at its upper end may be 'termed 'trom or attached to the angle band 1 :for holding the rear end of strap 12 away l'rom the hooi. Said strap has the usual buckle 14T thereon lor attaching the shoe lrmly to the hoo'l.

To remove the calks and to insert new ones, screws S are loosened and plate 7 removed trom the shoe. The calks may then be lilted out by hand by means ol [langes o. New cal ks are theninserted in the openings in base 3 provichal therefor and plate 7 and screws 8 replactul. It will be seen that; the only tool needed lor this operation is a screwdriver.

lVhat l claim is:

In a horseshoe, an angle band having a horizontal and an npstandine' section both Vhaving openings therein, removable calks having body portions and flanged heads, said body portions being inserted through the openings in the hm'izontal section ot said angle band and the flanged heads resting on said horizontal section, mean'; for securing said Calks against movement in said shoe comprising a plate resting on theupper sur-Y face of the flanges of said ealks and in spaced relation to said horizontal section, screws securing said plate to said section for adjusting the space relation of said plate to said section for preventing play between Said flanges and said plate and section, hooks passing through the openings in saidup- 10 county of New York and State of New York 15 this 94th day of March, A. D. 1917.

SAMUEL WiEsENBERG.

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